Category: Desserts

Oatmeal Chia Cookies

5/16/2018

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Delicious & packed in great fiber!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup chia seeds
1/2 cup water
1 TBS vanilla
1 cup maple syrup
2 cups buckwheat flour or other GF flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp sea salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
1 cup raisins or chopped dates
2 cups oats

Instructions:

Mix together Chia seeds water – set aside.
Add vanilla & maple syrup. Allow to stand for 10 minutes.
Mix together dry ingredients.
Add wet ingredients. Stir to moisten (may add more water if needed). Drop by teaspoonful onto ungreased baking sheet.
Bake for 15 – 20 minutes until browned.
Optional – add vegan dark chocolate chips for variety.

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Vegan Pecan Pie

5/16/2018

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Modified from a recipe in May All Be Fed by John Robbins.
If you want to be a hit at a potluck, take this recipe. I won the recipe contest at a large gathering with this pie!

Ingredients:

1 recipe Whole Wheat Pie Dough (below)
3/4 cup pure maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 Tbls. Arrowroot powder
2 Tbls. Raw tahini
2 ½ cups pecan or walnut halves

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line a 10-inch pie pan with the pie dough. With a fork, prick holes all over the bottom & sides of the shell.
Bake until a light golden color, 10 to 15 minutes. Let cool.
Put the maple syrup, barley syrup, cinnamon, arrowroot, and tahini in a food processor and process until smooth. Add the pecans and pulse several times to coarsely chop the nuts.
Pour the filling into the baked pie shell.
Bake until the filling is bubbly and the top is evenly browned, 25 to 30 minutes.
Cool completely before serving.

Pie Crust: Can be used for any pie!

1.5 cups GF flour blend or whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp date sugar (optional)
1/4 - 1/2 cup almond milk
Coconut oil spray

Spray pie pan with coconut oil.
Combine all ingredients except spray.
Press into pie pan.
Poke with a fork several times on bottom & sides of crust.
Bake in 350 degree oven for 15 minutes before filling.

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Very Berry Vegan Cheesecake

5/15/2018

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I wanted to make a dessert that was sweetened with dates & nailed this the first go round. You will love it!

Cheesecake Recipe
Ingredients:
1 oz container of vegan daiya cream cheese
2 cups frozen or fresh organic berries of choice
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
1 cup dates
2 Tbls. ground chia or flax seeds
1 graham cracker crust

Preparation:
1Combine all ingredients except the crust in a food processor & process until smooth.
2Pour into prepared graham cracker crust.
3Freeze & enjoy!

Additional Notes: I used an Arrowhead Mills pre-made crust & Cascadian Farms frozen cherries, raspberries, and strawberries. If you have a good food processor, you don't have to thaw first.

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Delicious & nutritious

Oatmeal Chia Cookies

Vegan Pecan Pie

Very Berry Vegan Cheesecake

Deb Harrell, ND

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